Haydenettes, ICE'Kateers, Skyliners, Team Braemar will take part in Feb. 1-2 event in Rouen

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(01/31/2013) - Four U.S. synchronized skating teams will compete this
week at French Cup in Rouen, France. The Haydenettes (Lexington/Marlborough, Mass.), the ICE'Kateers
(Anaheim, Calif.), the Skyliners (Rye/Monsey/Westchester, N.Y.; Stamford, Conn.) and Team Braemar (Edina,
Minn.) are set to compete Feb. 1-2.

The Haydenettes, 20-time U.S. synchronized skating champions, will begin their international season this week.
They finished the 2012 season with their third consecutive bronze medal at the World Synchronized Skating
Championships.

The ICE'Kateers enter the event as reigning U.S. synchronized pewter medalists. They will compete at French
Cup for the first time, following two previous international assignments in 2009 and '12.

The Skyliners will compete at this event for the second consecutive year. They placed fourth at last season's
event, building up to their second U.S. junior synchronized silver medal. They will compete in the junior event.

Joining the Skyliners in the junior event is Team Braemar, who placed sixth at this event last year. It
concluded its 2012 season with a fourth-place finish at World Junior Challenge Cup, following its third U.S.
junior synchronized title.